Slavonski Brod HUPE Branch meeting in this school year was held on 29th February 2024. The venue was Osnovna škola Dragutin Tadijanović, Slavonski Brod. 11 teachers attended the meeting and enjoyed the presented activities (presenters included). They had a chance to listen about  : „SOLDIER OF LOVE – TIME MACHINE “, presented bySandra Halt-Ćuže. 

The topic itself was a report on a video making challenge in organization of HUPE, Croatia and the languages United – boutique school of English (Bath, England).There was a short presentation of students who have won and their work and contribution in similar projects up to date. Next, we touched upon the synopsis and the scenery of the film, as well as the shooting process itself. We talked about the positive outcomes of the process as well as some drawbacks. The subsequent workshop consisted of array of helpful tools used in editing videos, with the stress on finding a good way in outlining the story and reaching the final product: maintaining the creative impulse, transmitting the message while respecting the language input given.

The other topic was “Item Writing: Objectives for Objective Tests.” by Lidija Čorni and  i Kornelija Šebalj.

In this workshop we listened how assessment has been an integral part of any learning process. More often than not, it doesn't serve its main purpose but poses problems for both the examinee and the teacher, or in this case an item-writer. So, we learned about its main purpose. We found out why tests are sometimes problematic. This workshop tackled some of the most important questions regarding assessment in teaching English as a foreign langueage.

Slavonski Brod HUPE Branch President, Ivana Borozni